New arrival at Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Musa is heading for his first official match with the club on Monday, as he goes out for action in the Arab Champions League against Al Jazira of United Arab Emirates.
The match, which is scheduled to hold at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, will a litmus test for Musa, who flew out with Al Nassr’s squad from King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh on Sunday morning.
The former Kano Pillars, VV Van Venlo of Holland, CSKA Moscow of Russia and Leicester City of England attacker started training with his new club on Friday, following his transfer from the English Premier League, and wants to hit the ground running on Monday.
This comes after Musa was accorded a rousing welcome by Al Nassr’s fans on his arrival at the airport on Friday, and they will now all hope he can replicate on Monday the top form they saw of him with Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
At the same time, Al Nassr will look to end a run of three games without a win, as Daniel Carreno’s side have drawn one and lost two of three matches in the Arab League.
